Luke and Ava ventured deeper into the cavern, their footsteps echoing in the eerie silence left behind after the battle with the creature. Despite their exhaustion, neither of them wavered; they had come too far to stop now. The glow from the broken energy veins had faded, leaving only faint glimmers of light along the path ahead. Every step they took felt like a step further into the unknown, but they knew the only way forward was through the darkness.
"Do you think she's alright?" Ava asked, her voice barely above a whisper as she scanned the dim tunnel walls.
